April Roach

Amid the AI boom, hyperscalers and governments are looking for ways to repurpose excess heat from data centers. CNBC’s April Roach has been looking into how the power-hungry facilities are increasingly being integrated with local district heating networks....

As more AI workloads are scaled into energy-intensive data centers, the pressure on power supply chains will intensify. CNBC’s April Roach discusses innovations taking place in the sector.

Artificial intelligence is advancing at breakneck speed, forcing a rethink of how the power-hungry servers behind the boom can coexist with — and draw less from — the environment....

CNBC's April Roach discusses the record high in global data center dealmaking in 2025 as a report from S&P Global signals that a "global construction frenzy" is driving investments.

Global data centers dealmaking surged to hit another record high this year, driven by a rush to build out the infrastructure required for energy-intensive AI workloads...

SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in U.S. chipmaker Nvidia for $5.83 billion as the Japanese giant looks to capitalize on its “all in” bet on ChatGPT maker OpenAI....

Heat waves and longer summers are driving seasonal spikes in demand for cooling units, highlighting the need for efficient technologies and adequate power supply to keep Europe cool...

A revival of nuclear energy is spurring demand for uranium, as the hunt for fuel reshapes the investment landscape...

Surging power demand has reignited interest in nuclear energy, but vast capital requirements and an uncertain political and regulatory climate raise questions about the sector's fiscal capacity...

Heat waves and longer summers are driving seasonal spikes in demand for cooling units, highlighting the need for efficient technologies and adequate power supply to keep Europe cool....

Europe is setting its sights on gigawatt factories in a bid to bolster its lagging artificial intelligence industry and meet the challenges of a rapidly-changing sector....

As AI skyrockets demand for electricity, Europe’s existing power infrastructure is struggling to keep up. Data center operators are now evolving their own power ecosystem to speed up development and meet booming demand.

Energy-intensive firms have been battling issues around power constraints for some time now and are looking at new technologies to improve efficiency and sustainability. CNBC’s April Roach reports.